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I was just curious as to how everyone is getting their Protein in every day. I'm newly banded and am hating life because I hate protein shakes!

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If you're still on liquids, realize it will be over soon. It's a little easier to get enough Protein on mushies - just make the highest Protein choices. And once you're on solids it's very straightforward! My typical solids day would include an egg and a (veggie) sausage patty, a roll-up sandwich with 2-4 oz meat or fish, and a dinner meal with 2-4 oz solid vegetarian/meat/fish/shellfish entree.

Hope that helps!

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I eat whatever Protein I consume. They dont tell you to do protein first here in Australia, so I rarely think about protein. I obviously get enough as I'm healthy. Usually I'd eat one meat based meal a day - that's dinner and would include fish, chicken or red meat. lunch will usually include something like cheese, tuna or yogurt and Breakfast is normally Cereal for me.

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I'm assuming you are in the liquids or mushies stage, since you mention Protein shakes. Don't forget that milk has a decent amount of Protein in it -- you can do cream Soups made with nonfat milk. My fave is Tomato.< /p>

Also, I'm not sure what you are using for "protein shakes" -- you can also do Meal Replacement shakes or something like Carnation Instant Breakfast, which might taste better.

This phase only lasts a few weeks, so don't sweat it.

Once you are on solids you don't need Protein Shakes anymore. You'll get enough protein from eating normal food.

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I have discovered the flavored tunas & I eat those a lot with a salad. My kids love them as well so if I'm not careful they're gone in no time!

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